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Understand

Algiers is the capital and largest city of Algeria, and the second largest city in the Maghreb (after Casablanca), with a population of 3,354,000 within the city metropolitan area. Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea. The modern part of the city is built on the level ground by the seashore; the old part, the ancient city of the deys, climbs the steep hill behind the modern town and is crowned by the casbah or citadel, 400 feet (122 m) above the sea.

Get in

By plane

Algiers Houari Boumedine Airport

Algiers International Airport (ICAO: DAAG, IATA: ALG) [1] is located ca. 20 km (12 miles) south-east of Algiers , the airport is named after former algerian president P Houari Boumedine.

Airport Transfer

By preference:

Taxi, (Outside of Hall 2). Taxis can be found outside of the Hall 2 as they have no taximeters a price should be arrangend in advance the ride to Algiers Center takes around 20 minutes and should not cost more than 600 Dinar ($4).

Bus. The Bus operates every 30 Minutes from 08.00 AM till 05.30 PM to the City Center and costs 25 Dinar ($ 0,1) tickets can be purchased in the bus.

By Train

Algiers Central Train Station - The train station is located near the city centre. The station offers regular services to major Algerian cities such as, Oran, Annaba, Constantine, etc.
SNTF the national Algerian Train company has made big improvements during the last years new climated trains were purchased and new routes were launched.

By Car

Being the capital of the country most, if not, all major roadways in Algeria begin and end in Algiers. So, getting into Algiers isn't that hard and quite easy. However, the infrastructure of Algerian roadways is not highly regarded so arriving by route might not be the most desirable option. There are a number of road projects around the country that are aiming at improving the infrastructure, most notably the East-West highway running from Annaba in the east to Oran in the west, of course coming through Algiers.

By Bus

La Gare Routiere, Algiers's central bus terminus, located in the commune of Hussein Dey (about a 7-10 minutes by driving from downtown), offers a plethora of bus services to most major Algerian cities and towns. It is a very cheap and efficient way to get to/from a pair of Algerian cities. Most of the coaches used are modern and air conditioned ones so the rides are, more often than not, comfortable. However, there are a few old coaches still in service, so try and avoid those, for the ride won't be as pleasant.

For long distances as Algiers - Tammanrasset or Algiers - Annaba travelling by plane is recommend due the long duration of the trip.

By Boat

From Tunis

To get from Tunis to Algiers you can take a plane which is the fastet but not the cheapest way an other option is to take an unofficial taxi to Annaba you can find them parking in the center of Tunis have a look at cars with Algerian license plates (They are yellow) talk to the driver and arrange with him a price to Annaba(Usally 1000-1500 DA (10-15 €). The ride will take 2 hours except long waiting times at the Tunisian/Algerian border but your patience will be rewarded with wonderfoul landscapes.
After arrival in Annaba you can take a bus to Algiers (Not recommend) or a plane which is still sightly cheaper than the one from Tunis and will cost around (30-40 €) there are six daily flights to Algiers purchase the ticket at the Annaba airport.

From Morroco

The broders to Algeria are closed so the only way to get to Algiers is flying from Casablanca or Oudja.